Superpower of Neurodiversity

Worried about Autism funding in BC? 

Learn more about the 2 streams:  Direct & Needs-Based.  

Here is the criteria for Direct:

Children automatically who qualify include, but are not limited to, those with: 

• Moderate to severe intellectual disability 

• Medically and neurodevelopmentally complex children with genetically tested and/ or clinically defined syndromic disorders associated with highest needs – including Down Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, and others 

• Concurrent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and intellectual disability ɱ Autism with the most significant and pervasive needs, including those with: › Profound Autism1 › DSM-5 Level 3 Autism › Autism (any level) AND intellectual disability (any level) › Eligibility for the At Home Program › Concurrent autism (any level) and one of the following: Bipolar Affective Disorder (BAD), sychosis and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, Catatonia

• Severe self-injurious behaviour (SIB) assessed and treated through BC Children’s Hospital neuropsychiatry and/or the SIB Clinic at the Pacific Autism Family Network

• Degenerative conditions with predictable decline (e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy, SMA types 1 & 2 etc.) 

• Palliative conditions (life expectancy ≤ 6 months)

• Children whose gross motor function is similar to a child with cerebral palsy classified at GMFCS level 3-5 

• Children participating in or eligible for the current At Home Program 

Here is the criteria for Needs-Based:

• A professionally administered functional assessment

• Health-care provider attestation confirming prolonged disability and significant adaptive limitations

• Consideration of complexity, behavioural profile, and real-world functional impact